Structural and photochemical relationship of ZnL: A fluorescent sensor of nitro compounds

INOR 259

Meaghan E. Germain, mgermain@chem.umass.edu and Michael J. Knapp, mknapp@chemistry.umass.edu. Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003
The solid state and solution structures, photoluminescent properties, and the quenching event of ZnL with various nitro compounds will be discussed. This work is an effort toward understanding the relationship between structure and fluorescence of ZnL, and the dynamic quenching observed with nitro compounds, which are representative of explosives. Solid and solution state characterizations of varied ZnL(solvent) complexes are determined by X-ray crystallography, 1H-NMR and molecular weight determinations. In solution, the quantum yield and fluorescence wavelength are nearly insensitive to solvent; in contrast, the emission wavelength in the solid state varies for different ZnL(solvent) complexes. Nitroaromatics and 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB) are moderately efficient quenchers of ZnL*.
 

Coordination Chemistry: Characterization and Application
7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Sci-Mix

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007